2nd-grader leads fund drive

Seven-year-old Madison Cunningham is helping the victims of the terrorist attacks.

Cunningham, a second-grader at Arden Road Elementary School, is heading a campus fund-raiser.

"Whenever something's wrong, I just have to help," Cunningham said.

Her teacher, Sandy Pedigo, said her student approached her about the idea.

"It was wonderful," she said. "We kind of wished we all could do something."

Pedigo said the entire school is getting involved.

Beginning Monday, students will distribute collection cans asking fellow students to "bring change to change lives." The class that raises the most money in the next two weeks will get an ice cream party.

Cunningham said her classmates are supporting the fund-raiser.

"They think it's a great idea," Cunningham said. "I hope all of us bring in as much as we can. We need to help a lot."

The Towers

There was a sad day in the heart of New York. A deterrent was laid

Where the towers stood

Where trades were made

Because of deviltry

It was worse than Pearl Harbor people say People died with weeping eyes

The showed respect with crying, they pledged There was a sad day in the heart of New York.

By Ashton Woodard

fourth grader

Puckett Elementary

Patriotic song

Oh America,

We Salute,

Oh America,

We love you.

But the hard times,

We get through.

Oh America

Red, White, Blue

Stand for freedom,

from above.

Oh America,

land that I love.

Blessed with love, blessed with faith.

Oh America,

The Brave!

By Tori Slatton

age 10

Donations to be sent

Love notes, bottled water and high-protein snack bars will soon be on their way from Amarillo to rescue workers in New York City.

Donations to the High Plains Food Bank will be trucked to New York this week to help disaster victims and rescue workers.

Program Development Director Tiffany Prescott said 40,000 pounds of water, snack bars, ready-to-eat meals and paper goods were collected.

"It's amazing for the short amount of time we had to collect," she said.

In addition to the food, school children are sending pictures and prayers with their donations, Prescott said.

Honor Society places flags

VEGA - The 40 American flags flutter in the Panhandle breeze outside Vega High School, a national tribute in the wake of the terrorist attacks.

It was a gesture the National Honor Society thought it could do.

"We chose to do it just for support, to support the nation," said Max Sunderman, Vega National Honor Society adviser. "It's just to show our respect."

The Honor Society met last week and decided to place flags in front of the school between the two parking lots. The club got the flags from the Kiwanis Club and will display them until mid-October.

Honor Society members take down the flags each night and put them back up at 7:30 each morning.

"Everybody appreciates the fact everyone came together on this," said Scott Brorman, NHS treasurer. "The ag classes helped dig the holes. We just all came together to help out."